Fitzpatrick Referrals Upgrades Its Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Suite To Be One Of Best In Europe
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30th October, 2015 13h59
In October 2015, Fitzpatrick Referrals upgraded our Imaging Suite to now host some of the best technology available today in the world of veterinary diagnostics. The new upgrades with the Toshiba Aquilion 160 CT Scanner and Siemens 1.5T MRI Tim System Scanner, available at both our Orthopaedics/Neurology and Oncology/Soft Tissue hospitals, are unique in the UK. The new scanners have the capability of providing highly advanced imaging offering the very latest and best detector technology for our patients.
The Toshiba Aquilion 160 slice CT scanner which has been installed in both our Eashing and Guildford hospitals are currently, in terms of hardware and software, the most advanced CT machines in the UK. They provide excellent image quality within just a few seconds. This multi-detector scanner can produce high resolution imaging of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head, bones and joints with CT angiographic studies which has revolutionised the ability to view fractures, complex joint disorders, limb deformities and bone-invading cancers in 3D.
The Siemens 1.5T MRI Tim System Scanner in our Orthopaedics/Neurology referral centre obtains images of exceptionally high quality in order to achieve more rapid diagnosis and reduced examination time. This state-of-the-art system has 32 channels and can combine up to 72 coil elements, a configuration that makes this system superior for scanning the patient top to toe without any repositioning. Since introducing the new MRI machine, our practice has already managed to reduce scanning time by 30% per patient.
The scanner has the capability to evaluate perfusion in brain tumours, cartilage thickness, and spinal cord changes with 1mm slice thickness.
Eli Jovanovik PGDip BSc, Head of Imaging at Fitzpatrick Referrals, said: “With this latest upgrade, our imaging department is now equal to that of leading hospitals in human medicine today. For example, a routine MRI scan of the brain now only takes 15 minutes which previously would take 25 minutes. The CT scanners have state of the art detector technology, capable of producing very thin slices of 0.5mm that enable the clinician to recognize and diagnose very subtle changes.
Our upgraded suite will revolutionise veterinary medicine and represents a paradigm shift for the future of animal care. With such cutting edge equipment, we will make a huge step forward in improving patient care for our animal friends and will ultimately have a direct impact on diagnostics protocols for human patients too.”
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